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Perpetuum Mobile: Type of piece characterized by continuous repetitions of a rhythmic pattern at a quick tempo: perpetual motion.

Mobile-Home Loan: A mortgage loan on a large mobile-home, usually drawn for a shorter term than conventional mortgages.

Mobile-Home: Prefabricated trailer-type housing units that are semipermanently attached to land, which is either the owners fee land or a leasehold, such as in a mobile-home park. Mobile homes are usuall . . . View Full Definition

Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO): The central switch that controls the entire operation of a cellular system. It is a sophisticated computer that monitors all cellular calls, tracks the location of all cellular-equipped vehi . . . View Full Definition

Mobile-Home Park: An area zoned and set up to accommodate mobile homes by providing water hookups and sewage disposal for each home. The mobile-home park contains all utilities, streets, parking and amenities . . . View Full Definition

Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT): An older analog cellular protocol used in Europe and elsewhere.

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS): The goal of UMTS is to enable networks that offer true global roaming and can support a wide range of voice, data and multimedia services. A new-generation technology for rapidly moving data . . . View Full Definition

Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR): Dispatch service (walkie-talkie-type service used by taxis, delivery trucks, etc.). SMR providers in the United States operate in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz frequency bands.

Mobile Satellite Service: Powerful communications transmission service provided by satellites. A single satellite can provide coverage to the whole United States.

Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone System (NAMPS): Combines cellular voice processing with digital signaling, increasing the capacity of AMPS systems and adding functionality.